Talking Biz News Today – Oct. 5, 2015

Some of Monday’s top business news stories:

The Wall Street Journal

Disney parks consider off-peak prices, by Ben Fritz

Sbarro seeks new life outside the mall, by Julie Jargon 

The Associated Press

AP analysis: Dozens of deaths likely from VW pollution dodge, by Seth Borenstein

Weakness and strength: 7 snapshots of the US job market, by Josh Boak

Bloomberg

Gulf widens between Fed forecasts and signal from futures market, by Daniel Kruger

Scottrade client names stolen in online breach ending in 2014, by Oliver Renick

Quartz

A sneak peek at Apple’s new “spaceship” campus in Sunnyvale, by Alice Truong

The World Banks says giving money to entrepreneurs might be the best jobs program, by Tim Fernholz

Reuters

Volkswagen to hold extraordinary board meeting on Wednesday: sources, by Jan Schwartz and Andreas Cremer

U.S. job growth stumbles, raising doubts on economy, by Jason Lange

News about business journalism:

The new WSJ crossword puzzle is a big hit

NY Times biz desk hires Kang as tech regulation reporter

“Bloomberg Go” debuts Monday, aims for smartest viewers

Bloomberg supports Smith, Politics operation

Bloomberg Media CEO Smith: The next to go?

Is Bloomberg Media’s future uncertain?

This date in business journalism history:

2008: Helping people understand and cope

2011: The blurring line between tech press and tech PR

Business journalism birthdays:

Oct. 5: August Cole

Oct. 5: Ross Kerber with Reuters